plastic clear box?

[Willkas 10+ year member]

i was just thinking is there such thing as a clear box?like 1centimeter to an inch thick wall of plastic, so you could see inside and shit, for safety issues and entertainment

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[Fusion_FREAK 10+ year member]

E Street Plastics

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

lexan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexan

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

there used to be a company that made solid clear boxes a few years back. Were pretty **** pricey though.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

lexan?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexan

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Depending on your application, should only need 1/4 or 1/2" Lexan.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

there used to be a company that made solid clear boxes a few years back. Were pretty **** pricey though.

i know Gately used to make clear boxes

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

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Depending on your application, should only need 1/4 or 1/2" Lexan.

If your mounting your tweeters in it maybe. While acrylics are strong. They don't tend to deal with vibration and flexing to well at all. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

i know Gately used to make clear boxes

http://www.gatelyaudio.com/

Bobby still does if you can catch him not on the rc track //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[1980supreme 10+ year member]

you need atleast 1/2" thick. Use Lexan. Plexi is more brittle, and therefore scratches quite easily. Plexi is also slightly more dense than lexan, which is better for sound... but there's always a trade off

The box will be quite expensive. You have to buy a full 4x8 sheet to get 1/2" and they're somewhere around $400 if i'm not mistaken... (dad's been working with plastic for the past 25 years)

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

its called plexi glass. yes you can do it. i dont know how efficient it is, but ive seen a 1 cube plexi box house a 12" eclipse TI that was giving it hell and it seemed to work great.

http://www.realmofexcursion.com/videos.html

go there, go to eclipse, go to the 12" section, 4th video down. plexi box.

 

[Jeremy M 10+ year member]

my older brother had 4 12's in a plexiglass box back in like 96'.....shit slammed!

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

cheapest and easiest way is go buy a clear storage bin at wal mart...cut the top out for your subs...that way its easy to change if you go a different sub route...make sure you get the high quality boxes that are air tight ...so they will sound the best....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Ed Lester 10+ year member]

People have been building clear acrylic plexiglass boxes for many years now.

3/4" or thicker would be most effective as anything thinner would flex too much.

Check out the new SS 1-2 world champions Glass box here.

http://audioforum.termpro.com/topic/36/528.html

 

[ahillworks 10+ year member]

Sorry I would go with Plexi its way stronger than Lexan and way cheaper.

 

[1980supreme 10+ year member]

Plexi isn't that much stronger than Lexan... that being said, In a show car... i would use plexi, because it's stronger/more dense.

Plexi is brittle, Lexan will bend.

In a daily vehicle, i would use Lexan. It's less prone to scratching and isn't that much weaker than Plexi. It depends on the setup, but 1/2" is the minimum thickness i would use.